
José Raúl Mulino wins Panama presidential election
Ex-President Ricardo Martinelli was the favourite to win until he was banned from running
The right-wing candidate, José Raúl Mulino, has won Panama's presidential election. He was only on the ballot because his party's initial candidate, former president Ricardo Martinelli, was found guilty of money-laundering.
Also ahead, China's President Xi Jinping is in Paris today, as the European Commission president says she'll address trade imbalances with China when they meet.
At least seventy people are known to have died in the floods in southern Brazil. More than half a million people are without power and clean water. We'll hear from a resident.
And we'll bring you a report from the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine as recruiting new soldiers is getting harder.
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